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How much of the prophecy did Snape hear?

I was wondering exactly what part of the prophecy Severus Snape overheard because I am writing a fic that contains that scene in it, so I need to make sure I've got it right. I have limited book access right now and can't find it in the ones I do have. Help would be greatly appreciated!

The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies...

The entire prophecy:

The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies...And the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not...And either must die at the hand of the other, for neither can live while the other survives...The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies...

Thank you so much! It was really stumping me.
I have another bothersome problem. Where do you think Voldemort's....lair would have been before he killed Harry? (a.k.a. right after Snape heard the prophecy where do you think he'd go?)

I know he went to Albania but that was after Harry's death and at the point of hearing the prophecy, he was in power. Where do you think his headquarters would be?
Thanks to all in advance!

I think that sound about right. He would have to trust that Death Eater, though. Who do you think he would trust enough at that point? Maybe the Malfoys or maybe even Dolohov or somone like that? Crouch Junior wasnt in jail...maybe thats where he was. Perhaps even Wormtail... but no, he wasn't a Death Eater until he betrayed the Potters...
I have no idea. Malfoys seems most plausible, but then again he would not be likely to use it again in the seventh book if he used it already...aaah its driving me crazy!

I recommend reading the entire thing (which you may have to do a couple of times because it's quite extensive), but there is a SINCERE problem with Jo saying that Snape revealed the *first* part of the prophecy to the Dark Lord, but then Trelawney later says they were "interrupted by Severus Snape", because Trelawney remembers nothing when she is in a prophecy-induced trance, and therefore wouldn't have known he was there until after she revealed the entire thing.